Taylor Barras

Taylor Barras (January 1957-) was Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 11 January 2016 to January 2020, succeeding Chuck Kleckley.

Biography
Taylor Barras was born in New Iberia, Louisiana in 1957, and he served as market president of Iberia Bank before entering state politics as a Democrat like his father, who once served as an Iberia Parish tax assessor. The younger Barras was elected to the State House and took office on 14 January 2008, and he served as its Speaker from 2016 to 2020. He was criticized by his own party for his failure to lead the Republican Party of Louisiana adequately, and some contended that he, Lance Harris, and Cameron Henry all shared the power of Speaker.